The requests come as children’s hospitals face an influx of patients with respiratory illnesses, the flu and mental health conditions, CHA CEO Mark Wietecha said in a statement.
“Congressional action is urgently needed before the end of the year to ensure children’s hospitals have the resources and capacity they need to best take care of our nation’s children,” he said.
Last year, the lobby, which represents 220 children’s hospitals, declared a national state of emergency over child and adolescent mental health, “and hospitals continue to see this firsthand in their emergency departments,” the letter said.
